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Armageddon in retrospect, and other new and unpublished writings on war and peace Cover Image Book

Armageddon in retrospect, and other new and unpublished writings on war and peace / Kurt Vonnegut ; [introduction by Mark Vonnegut].

Vonnegut, Kurt. (Author).

Summary:

Twelve previously unpublished writings on war and peace include such pieces as an essay on the destruction of Dresden, a story about the first-meal fantasies of three soldiers, and a meditation on the impossibility of shielding children from the temptations of violence.

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  • ISBN: 0399155082
  • ISBN: 9780399155086
  • Physical Description: 232 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Putnam, [2008]

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Formatted Contents Note:
Letter from PFC Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to his family, May 29, 1945 -- Kurt Vonnegut at Clowes Hall, Indianapolis, April 27, 2007 -- Wailing shall be in all streets -- Great day -- Guns before butter -- Happy birthday, 1951 -- Brighten up -- Unicorn trap -- Unknown soldier -- Spoils -- Just you and me, Sammy -- Commandant's desk -- Armageddon in retrospect.

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Subject: Peace.
Violence.
War.
World War, 1939-1945.
United States > Social life and customs.
United States > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Genre: War fiction.

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Marion Library 818 VON (Text) 37810434593934 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 09/09/2024